Saying goodbye...

It was time to say goodbye to our family cat, Patches Marie Kato Hatley (yes, she has two middle names. Marie, because it sounded pretty and Kato because that was her mothers name haha) She would have been 14 next week. 

Our friend Kelsey, had a cat that had kittens almost 14 years ago and we begged our parents to let us have one. We took Patches home and loved her instantly. I remember noticing right away that the black spots on her back looked like a "G". 

She was always so playful, loved to chase a rubber cows head we had (weird, i know) and the little sticky balls you get from the 25 cent machines. We used to torture the poor kitty, we would dress her up and put her in our baby doll carriers. She always loved to jump on our backs and lay there and purr, she even did that a few months ago when I was cutting my moms hair. She always wanted to "help" like that ;-) 

Everyone used to comment on how FAT our cat was. She was pretty plump thats for sure but this last year she has lost so much weight. I knew she was getting skinny, very bony but didnt realize just how much she had lost until seeing old pictures of her. She started to cry all night when we sleep, wanting someone to get up. She was always hungry, eating way more then usual. She would often puke and didnt really play anymore. These last few weeks, the puking became more often and she even started to poop on the carpet almost daily and stopped cleaning her fur. 

We decided it was time to say goodbye. We called a vet and they came out yesterday. He was very nice and we are so greatful he came to the house because it would have been so traumatic for her to be taken to the vet. It was very hard for all of us and we are all going to miss our oh so cute, oh so sweet, furry little friend.